"If he'd been sleeping in his bed, who knows what could have happened because there's glass over here from the window," Debbie Collini said.

A first look at storm damage across Louisville on Thursday morning showed the utter devastation to businesses and warehouses in Kentucky's largest city.

Severe storms with damaging wind, hail and possibly tornadoes are expected to hit Louisville Sunday evening, according to the National Weather Service

An initial round of rain and strong winds will move into the region Wednesday evening that are expected to persist through Saturday.

A state of emergency has been declared in Louisville after a tornado ripped through Jeffersontown and severe flooding is expected over the coming days.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Heavy downpours, hail, lightning and tornadoes will occur in the Louisville Metro into the overnight hours. These storms have the potential to cause damage and life-threatening flash flooding. Be prepared for the initial line of storms to arrive starting around 8 p.m. and lasting overnight.

The NWS didn’t confirm whether that had anything to do with mass layoffs under DOGE’s cost-cutting crusade. It was also understaffed because of spring break, NWS told investigative reporter Travis Breese.

The storm started coming through the WDRB viewing area just before 10 p.m., bringing tornado and severe thunderstorm warnings to multiple counties across the area.

LAKE CITY, Ark. (AP) — Parts of the Midwest and South faced the possibility of torrential rains and life-threatening flash floods Friday, while many communities were still reeling from tornadoes that destroyed whole neighborhoods and killed at least seven people.